
Impressive performances by Tournament MVP Cole Campbell and Home Run Champion Kyle Pearson lifted ASP/KV Weld/BHR to a 33-25 win over T’s 13/DeMarini in the Men’s Class A Championship Game on Sunday. Pearson, who claimed the individual title of Tournament MVP a year ago, had 20 hits out of 29 plate appearances and combined for a team-high 25 RBI. Campbell finished with .778 batting average after going 14-for-18 and tallying 17 RBI in the books.
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After dropping a 28-27 decision to T’s 13/DeMarini the evening before, ASP/KV Weld/BHR won 44-19 over POWERHOUSE Sportz/Racks/Monsta which put them in place for a rematch against T’s 13/DeMarini. In the Championship game, ASP/KV Weld/BHR trailed in the first inning, 4-3, but would take the lead in the second, scoring six runs and holding T’s 13/DeMarini to just one. ASP/KV Weld/NHR would manage to score 21 additional runs, including a big sixth inning that saw 12 runs cross the plate. Andrew Collins of ASP/KV Weld/BHR racked up six RBI on three hits, including a double in the sixth inning and home run in the fourth and sixth innings. The two teams combined for 56 runs and 65 hits, including 30 extra base hits. ASP/KV Weld/NHR finished the game and defeated T’s 13/DeMarini, 30-26.
In the next and final game, twenty-four runs in the opening three innings allowed ASP/KV Weld/BHR to easily put away T’s 13/DeMarini. Erik Kanaby racked up seven RBIs on three hits for ASP/KV Weld/BHR, in addition to hitting a homer in the first, second, and third innings. In the end, it was ASP/KV Weld/BHR who found themselves hoisting the trophy in the air after a 33-25 win over Ts 13/DeMarini.
T’s 13/DeMarini earned a spot in the Championship Game after going undefeated in play Saturday, in which they outscored their opponents 82-53.
First Team All-Americans
Brinn Bell - OC
Mike Brown - All-American Athletics/DeMarini
Trey Gililand - All-American Athletics/DeMarini
Adam Smylie - POWERHOUSE Sportz/RACKS/Monsta
Frank Yeilding - POWERHOUSE Sportz/RACKS/Monsta
Brett Rettenmeier - POWERHOUSE Sportz/RACKS/Monsta
Reggie Schulte - T's 13/DeMarini
Cole Campbell - ASP/KV Weld/BHR
Chaun DeMars - T's 13/DeMarini
Kyle Pearson - ASP/KV Weld/BHR
Shannon Smith - T's 13/DeMarini
Ronald Mack - ASP/KV Weld/BHR
Josh Taralson - T's 13/DeMarini
Brian McBryde - ASP/KV Weld/BHR
Erik Kanaby - ASP/KV Weld/BHR
Batting Champion – Brinn Bell - OC
Home Run Champion – Kyle Pearson - ASP/KV Weld/BHR
Tournament MVP – Cole Campbell - ASP/KV Weld/BHR